Words I hate

[Mac5.56]

Red Neck- instead of hard working American.

Second that. The number of times I hear "educated" hipsters, and diversity nuts use this word a day is insane. I grew up in a trailer park, and I'm proud of it, as am I my ability to work hard, and get shit done.

[kal]

SHTF

used in a sentence...

"What's a good gun for SHTF?

it's not one word but oh well....

[ALCOAR]

"Mil-Spec"

"Battle Rifle"...that one is my pet peeve

[6933]

With a mother that was an English professor I was forced to learn proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. The problems some have with "orient" didn't sit right so I looked it up in the American Heritage Dictionary(the ONLY dictionary according to my mother)

orient-1. To locate or place in a particular relation to the points of the compass. 2. To align of position with respect to a to a reference system. 3. To discover the bearings of.

Make anyone feel better?

One phrase I am beginning to dislike since I've heard it fifty times in every training class is "good to go." I'm just waiting for someone to say "G2G." Then I'll LMAO while keeping muzzle discipline on my boomstick that's good for when SHTF, mkay?

[ThirdWatcher]

Yep, "orientate" (when they mean "orient") and "irregardness" are minor irritants to me... also posts that are one LARGE paragraph.

[Spiffums]

Operator........... unless you work for the phone company at the switch board................

[Oscar 319]

Zombies.

[RAM Engineer]

"Just sayin'..."

Well, YES, you did just say that!

[Hmac]

"grammar", and "spelling"

As in, people who think grammar and spelling ability are the only signs of human intelligence.

Not the only signs, just the most important ones. You might be the most brilliant mind on the planet, but if you can't communicate coherently no one will ever know it, nor believe it, nor care.

Fuzzy writing, fuzzy spelling, fuzzy grammar are likely signs of fuzzy thinking.

IMHO, of course

[kartoffel]

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I never complained about pronunciations because if I did, I would not be able to talk with anyone around here. I'm from the other side of Louisiana, where the cajun influence is less pronounced and moved here about 5-years ago. I learn a new "word" everyday.

I've got a guy that works for me that plays on the ignorant "coon-ass" mentality but when he sends an e-mail or writes a report the grammar and spelling is perfect...he just can't talk it.

Language from around here:
tump - that is some kind of a past tense of tip. He tumped the boat over.
oyyul - oil
caught a flat - He drove over the board with nails in it and "caught a flat". You can also "catch a heart attack" if you aren't careful...
jeetyet - Did you eat yet?
deers - more than one deer
fishes - more than one fish
Wal-Marks - Wal-Marts
and the list goes on...

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Those are pretty good ones. I used to live in East Texas, me. Picked up a couple of phrases here and there.

speed up the TV - increase the volume on the televsion
neutral rats - nutria, big muskrat/beaver looking critters
opelousas catfish - flathead catfish
scuppadines - wild grapes
pass da broom - sweep up